基
もと
cause, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), first section of a waka, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, (someone's) side, (someone's) location, handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip, origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, ingredient, material, base, mix, stock